Hrag Vartanian

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Facebook Book Launch, Chat with Author Jeffrey Feldman

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Jeffrey Feldman (aka Frameshop) came up with an inventive way to launch his new book:
Frameshop: NEW BOOK LAUNCHES TODAY!!

Today is the big day!
My new book Outright Barbarous launches today, May 1. Rather than just have it appear on Amazon with an imperceptible “blip,” we are having an online book launch party over at […]

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Tags: American · internet · literary · pop culture

Does Your Technology Keep You Warm?

April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Craftzine blog:
I’ve been working on a project where I knit sweaters to go from gadgets to your body. They’re supposed to be a fun commentary on how attached and concentrated on technology we are, and to highlight the lack of movement that happens when we’re engrossed in our laptops, keyboards, PDAs, etc.

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Tags: art news · design · internet · pop culture

Art Bloggers @ Red Dot on KalmTV

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m a little late on this but some readers may be interested in checking out James Kalm’s videos of the art blogger panel last month in New York.
Sure I wish James would edit his videos more (cutting out the fat) but I do think they’re valuable nonetheless.
PART I

PART II

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Tags: New York · art · art news · internet

SMS the Revolution

March 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Via the Foreign Policy Institute…The Revolution Will be Brought to You by Text Messaging…I couldn’t agree more.
Today, cell phone providers in Kenya estimate that 10 million Kenyans either own their own cell phone or have easy access to one. This is in a country of about 31 to 34 million people. Kenyans like to talk, […]

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Tags: human rights · internet · pop culture

Join International Online Free Expression Day

March 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today (March 12), this blog is observing International Online Free Expression Day which was established by Reporters Without Borders to confront obstacles to the free flow of information online.
FACT: 63 cyber-dissidents are currently in jail worldwide for using their right to free expression on the Internet, including 49 in China, 7 in Vietnam and 2 […]

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Tags: human rights · internet